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For the longest of times I thought you were taking super long to release a new comic, I only recently learned that I accidentally bookmarked a specific comic instead of a page that always shows the latest ^_>”

Hey Loading Artist.. I showed this comic to my girlfriend the other day as i was wrapping her presents cause i found it really funny.. But as it turns out it sparked an argument.. I thought that at the last panel the couple says “Ugh” with love and happiness cause their loved one got them a present.. that’s why i thought it was funny (the twist of the negative “ugh” in the end).. My gf on the other hand thought that they continue the negative “Ugh” from the previous panels and that they are fake laughing for receiving a gift they didnt like.. please tell me who is right..

I imagine an alternate universe, where they are both happy to find gifts for each other. Instead of “ugh” they say “ahh” as they each find the perfect thing, beam with joy as they pay whatever it’s worth, and find real satisfaction in dutifully wrapping each gift neatly for the other person.

Fortunately, we’ve just stopped giving much of a crap about Christmas altogether in my family – no presents, no tree, no nothing. It is glorious. As for friends, I usually tell them that my gift to them is “the freedom from the societal guilt/pressure of needing to buy me anything”. If they insist, I usually point ’em at my favourite charity’s “donate now” webpage.

But enough about that – the comic is excellent, a fitting end to a year of quality jokes and art. I especially liked how the characters and their respective gifts are pretty much the only sources of colour amidst a sea of grey and bland. Appropriate.

Well, it’s been an interesting year, full of quality jokes and art. Here’s to the next one, and hopefully bigger and better things in store for the future of Loading Artist.